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Please note that not all parameters are necessarily defined, depending on
whether or not the routes were learned dynamically. Primarily, the most
useful information is included in "Destination," "If Ndx," and "Mask"
columns.
Figure 4.42
Dynamic Route Table Screen
D estin atio n
Network to be reached.
If N d x
Interface internal number.
N ex t H o p
IP address used to reach the destination network.
Typ e
Direct or Indirect.
P ro to co ls
Local
A ge
0
M a sk
Mask of the destination network.
Static ARP Table Screen
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is used by the router to dynamically
associate a high-level IP address to a low-level physical hardware address.
ARP packets are only sent across a single physical network.
There are some cases when an IP-compatible device does not support ARP or
ARP is deliberately disabled (for security). In these cases, instead of using
ARP to dynamically update the router internal MAC <-> IP Address Table,
this menu can force an entry into that table. This entry never times out.
At least one circuit must be defined to create a Static ARP Table entry because
an ARP entry is always associated with a circuit. The static ARP table is useful